1972-08-09 - Plan Commission - Minutes 1/9/t,2
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF
THE PLAN COMMISSION
THE VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE
HELD ON AUGUST 9, 1972
The regular meeting of the Buffalo Grove Plan Commission was called to order by
the Chairman, Carl Genrich, at 8:15 P.M. , August 9, 1972.
Commissioners Present: Mr. Genrich, Chairman Mr. Fader
Mr. Mendenhall Mr. Haarr
Mrs. Spence Mr. Gamm
Commissioners Absent: Mr. Yost Mr. Friedman
Mr. Harris Mr. Van Engen
Also present were Mr. Arnold Seaberg, Village Engineer, Mr. Rex Lewis from the
Park District, Mr. Bob Kelly of 1131 South Arlington Heights Road, a prospective
member, and Mr. Guenther Torau of Lake County Strathmore, also a prospective
member attending his second meeting.
Commissioner Mendenhall made the motion to approve the minutes of July 5, 1972,
as submitted. Commissioner Haarr seconded the motion. Motion carried with
Commissioners Game, Fader and Spence abstaining.
Chairman Genrich said he is following up on the PUD Ordinance with Mr. Raysa.
Chairman Genrich stated the by-laws call for a Vice Chairman and Secretary. He
said he feels we should have that structure in case he was not able to be present
at a meeting. He recommended the appointment of Stan Haarr as Vice Chairman and
Evan Fader as Secretary. There were no objections.
Chairman Genrich said he would like to formalize standard committees instead of
appointing them as each developer comes to the Commission. The committees are as
follows:
Engineering and Public Works Committee -
John Yost, Chairman
Larry Game
Open Space and Recreation Committee -
Carl Van Engen, Chairman
Betty Spence
Howard Mendenhall
Interagency Liaison -
Evan Fader, Chairman
Bernie Friedman
Howard Mendenhall
Zoning and Procedures Committee -
�,, Stan Haarr, Chairman
Bert Harris
Commissioner Fader made the motion the meeting be adjourned at 8:25 P.M. The
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Commissioner Haarr seconded the motion. Motion carried.
Workshop Session
The workshop session was conducted by Mr. Bob Grossman. He presented three
Village Plans and distributed data comparing these plans according to land value,
taxes, population, etc. The figures are projected to 1990. He explained that
although Alternate No. 3 generates the least number of people, it has the greatest
density. The comparisons were of a low density, a medium density, and a high
density plan. He estimated the projected cost of public services such as
Elementary Schools, High Schools, Police protection, Fire protection, and Parks
and Recreation; and the estimated tax revenue generated.
Commissioner Fader stated that he was under the impression that if the Village
grows, our taxes will go down, but these projections show taxes going up. What
is the benefit in growing? Mr. Grossman said that this land will be developed
whether it is annexed to Buffalo Grove or not. This added development will
require more schools and other facilities which will add to your taxes even
though it would not be in the Village, so it would be better to annex it into
Buffalo Grove where you would have some control over the growth. If we did not
continue to grow, the taxes would go up anyway because a village is always
changing within its boundaries by building libraries and other cultural activities.
Chairman Genrich said the difference between Alternative: 2 and 3 is 2,000 less
people, 175 more acres of industrial area, and 1 ,000 more apartments, and it only
makes a difference of 2% in cost revenue, which seems to indicate that it makes
no difference what you do. Mr. Grossman said that is because there are a lot of
things this community does not have that people are going to want.
Chairman Genrich asked Mr. Grossman to make some changes in the maps and present
them again next week. Chairman Genrich asked for some guildes from Bob before
the developers come to us with their proposals. Mr. Grossman said that as far as
density, we have established 8 units per acres. He said that next week he would
have some totals by neighborhood.
Chairman Genrich announced the agendum for August 23 will be a workshop with
Swanson Development Co.
Respectfully submitted,
Recording Secretary
Approved:
Carl Genrich, Chairman